TRANSCENDENTLY

Etymology

Adverb

transcendently (comparative more transcendently, superlative most transcendently)

In a transcendent manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Tran*scend"ent*ly, adv.

Definition: In a transcendent manner.

TRANSCENDENT

Tran*scend"ent, a. Etym: [L. transcendens, -entis, p. pr. of transcendere to transcend: cf. F. transcendant, G. transcendent.]

1. Very excellent; superior or supreme in excellence; surpassing others; as, transcendent worth; transcendent valor. Clothed with transcendent brightness. Milton.

2. (Kantian Philos.)

Definition: Transcending, or reaching beyond, the limits of human knowledge; -- applied to affirmations and speculations concerning what lies beyond the reach of the human intellect.

Tran*scend"ent, n.

Definition: That which surpasses or is supereminent; that which is very excellent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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